44th Preaching with Power to take place March 15-18 in Philadelphia

February 12, 2026

Now in it's 44th year, Preaching with Power, part of the Urban Theological Institute at ULS, will run March 15-18 on the Philadelphia campus and at local churches. ELCA Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry will deliver one of the sermons at Reformation Lutheran Church in Philadelphia. Events taking place on the ULS campus will be livestreamed.

Preaching with Power schedule is as follows. Click on links to read bios.

March 15 at 6PM, Chapel, ULS Philadelphia campus, 7301 Germantown Ave., Phila, PA  19119
Bishop J. Louis Felton

March 16 at 7PM, Grace Baptist Church of Germantown, 25 W. Johnson St., Phila, PA  19144
Rev. Dr. Derick Brennan

March 17 at 11:45AM, Brossman Center, ULS Philadelphia campus, 7301 Germantown Ave., Phila, PA  19119
Dr. Marquisha Scott (lecture)

March 17 at 7PM, Reformation Lutheran Church, 1215 Vernon Rd., Phila, PA 19150
ELCA Presiding  Bishop Yehiel Curry

March 18 at 11:45AM, Chapel, on the Philadelphia campus, 7301 Germantown Ave., Phila, PA  19119
Rev. Dr. Leslie Callahan

March 18 at 7PM, St. Paul AME Church, 8398Lindbergh Blvd., Phila, PA 19153
Rev. Dr. Janet Sturdivant